personnel test

any test used in personnel selection, in the placement of newly hired or existing employees, or in employee evaluation. Such tests include (a) aptitude tests, which measure basic abilities and skills; (b) achievement tests, which measure job-specific abilities such as typing skill; and (c) personality and interest inventories, which are used as predictors of job performance. See employment test; occupational test.

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adj. see innate.